Updating Existing Oracle HCM Cloud Extracts

When an Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud extract is updated, new functionality or definitions are provided and a new file is created and made available in the EPBCS HCM Extract.zip. This feature enables you to take the latest updates when new extract definitions become available and shipped.

You can retain all existing mappings and definitions for a selected or all target applications based on an extract definition in Data Integration when the extract is updated.

Any new files show the release version in the file name. For example, if extracts are updated in Release 19.02, the extract file and name are as follows:

File name—EPBCS Assignment Data_1902.xml
Extract name—EPBCS Assignment Data_1902
XML Tag Name—EPBCS Assignment Data (no release version added)

Note:

The Update Application step is provided to update an application when new versions of the out-of-box applications are provided by Oracle. When you select Update Application, it imports the latest version of the XML shipped out of the box.

To customize and add a new attribute, copy the extract in Oracle HCM Cloud and create a new extract definition in then Oracle HCM Cloud and then modify it. Then export the XML and create a new application in the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud. Do not use Update Application to update your custom application definition.

You should not use Update Application to update your custom application definition.

To select an updated version of an Oracle HCM Cloud extract:

Note:

These steps assume that you have configured the source system, defined the source connection, and downloaded the EPBCS HCM Extract.zip. For information about any of these processes, see Downloading Oracle HCM Cloud Extracts.

From the Data Integration home page, and then Actions, select Applications.
On the Applications page, click to the right of the Oracle HCM Cloud application, and then select Update Application.
From the Update HCM Cloud Application, when prompted with the message, "Do you want to update only Selected Extract or All HCM Extracts?", click All to update all extracts, or click Selected to update just the individual extract.